Presented by Paula Jones

1. Food System Policy and Planning in San Francisco Paula Jones, Director of Food Systems San Francisco Dept. Public Health May 20, 2011 Food Policy National Conference Portland, OR

2. Overview Priorities for Food System Activities Organization structure History of Food System Policy and Planning Executive Directive on Healthy & Sustainable Food Food Policy Council Recent and Current Initiatives

3. Priorities for food system activities Health equity Natural resource conservation Economic sustainability Systemic perspective, research, analysis, interventions, evaluation and policy

4. Organizational Structure San Francisco is a city and county Central food system office in Public Health Department (Environmental Health) Funding - Staff position Fundraise with partners for projects Role - evolved over time Work with all city/county departments, Board of Supervisors, School District, community based and faith based organizations

5. History of Food System Policy and Planning 1997 Sustainability Plan – Chapter on Food and Agriculture Food system approach 5 and 10 year goals 2002 Creation of San Francisco Food Systems 2005 San Francisco Collaborative Food System Assessment 2008 SFDPH Institutionalized food policy and planning within the department – Director of Food Systems 2008 Slow Food Nation 2009 Executive Directive on Healthy and Sustainable Food

6. Executive Directive on Healthy and Sustainable Food (issued July 2009) Food system approach Established a framework/principles for future food policy Directed all departments to develop a plan for implementing principles Specific actions, responsible departments, defined timeline Public/private advisory Food Policy Council oversaw implementation of the Directive.

8. Coordination

10. Leases

11. Mobile permits

12. Events/meetings

14. General Plan integration

16. Recognition program

18. Monitor progress of implementation

21. Benefits SF

24. AquacultureReporting, Evaluation & Transition

25. Food Policy Council? San Francisco Food Alliance (2002 – 2005) SFUSD Student Nutrition & Physical Activity Committee (2003 – present) SF Green Schoolyard Alliance (2003 – present) SF Food Security Task Force (2005 – present) Southeast Food Access Working group (2006 - present) Interagency Food Systems Working Group (2007 – 2009) Urban Rural Roundtable (2008 - 2009) Tenderloin Hunger Task Force (2008 – present) Peak Oil Task Force (2008 - 2009) Mayor’s Food Policy Advisory Council (2009 - 2010) SF Urban Agriculture Alliance (2010 – present)

26. Current or Recent Initiatives Happy Meal Legislation (2010) Rewrote code for mobile food vendors (2010) Rewrote zoning code for urban agriculture (2011) Renegotiating lease for wholesale produce market (2010 – current) School meal assessment /strategic planning for improving school food (2010 – current) Expanding food stamps for homeless and seniors Expanding urban agriculture Slow Money conference (fall 2011)

27. Thank you! Contact: Paula.jones@sfdph.org www.sffood.org